Ramp: Forces and Motion

Ramp: Forces and Motion Screenshot
  • Force
  • Position
  • Velocity
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Topics

  • Force
  • Position
  • Velocity
  • Acceleration

Description

Explore forces and motion as you push household objects up and down a ramp. Lower and raise the ramp to see how the angle of inclination affects the parallel forces. Graphs show forces, energy and work.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Predict, qualitatively, how an external force will affect the speed and direction of an object's motion.
  • Explain the effects with the help of a free body diagram.
  • Use free body diagrams to draw position, velocity, acceleration and force graphs and vice versa.
  • Explain how the graphs relate to one another.
  • Given a scenario or a graph, sketch all four graphs.
Version 2.06

Teacher Tips

Download teacher tips PDF Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS
MC Physics
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS
HW
Demo
Lab
Physics
Ramp Activity 1: Using free body diagrams for motion on an incline (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro
Lab Physics
Ramp Activity 2: Calculating Net force on an incline (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro
Lab
CQs
Physics
Ramp Middle School Inquiry A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Ariel Paul, Courtney Fadley MS Lab
Ramp: Forces and Motion Investigation A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Bruce Palmquist HS
UG-Intro
Lab
Ramp lab A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Nathan Upchurch HS CQs Physics
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other Physics
Chemistry
Earth Science
Biology
Mapping of PhET and IBDP Physics Jaya Ramchandani HS Other Physics
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer MS
HS
Other Physics
Chemistry
Biology
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C Roberta Tanner HS Other Physics
Kinematics Wang Yunhe HS Lab Physics
Forces Virtual Lab Ramp Joanna MacDonald HS
UG-Intro
Lab Physics
PREPARATORIA: Alineación de PhET con programas de la DGB México (2017) This contribution was designed by PhET. Diana López UG-Intro
HS
Other Chemistry
Mathematics
Physics

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Catalan All català Run now Pla inclinat: Forces i moviment
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 斜坡:力与运动
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now 斜坡:力與運動
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Czech All čeština Run now Rampa: Síla a Pohyb
Danish All Dansk Run now Rampe: Kraften og bevægelse
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Galician All Gallegan Run now Plano Inclinado: Forzas e movemento
German All Deutsch Run now Schiefe Ebene: Kräfte und Bewegung
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Irish All Gaeilge Run now An Rampa: Fórsaí agus Gluaisne Download teacher tips PDF
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Persian All فارسی Run now سطح شیبدار: نیروها و حرکت
Polish All polski Run now Równia pochyła: siły i ruch
Portuguese All português Run now Plano Inclinado: Forças e Movimento
Portuguese (Brazil) All português (Brasil) Run now Rampa: Forças e Movimento
Romanian All română Run now Mişcarea pe planul înclinat
Russian All русский Run now Наклонная плоскость: сила и движ.
Serbian All Српски Run now СТРМА РАВАН: СИЛЕ И КРЕТАЊЕ
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Spanish (Peru) All español (Perú) Run now Rampa: Fuerzas y Movimiento
Swahili All Swahili Run now Tuta:Kani na Mwendo
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Thai All ไทย Run now พื้นเอียง: แรงและการเคลื่อนที่
Turkish All Türkçe Run now Rampa: Kuvvet ve Hareket
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Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Sam Reid (developer)
  • Noah Podolefsky (lead design)
  • Trish Loeblein
  • Kathy Perkins
  • Scala
  • Piccolo2D
  • JFreeChart